Wild Bunch Naval uniform

[Yakima Red]

Looking for period correct Wild Bunch Naval blue undress uniform (1913). It's going to have to be a reproduction because this tall Norwegian is a lot bigger than they were then.

[Baltimore Ed]

I would love a 1904 Marine uniform like they wore in The Wind And The Lion. Have a nice Krag.

[River City John]

Copywrite 1912

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[RattlesnakeJack]

Go here for the complete US Navy Uniform Regulations, which you can use online or, better yet, download a complete PDF file (download options at lower right on the page this link will take you to) -

https://archive.org/details/1905UniformRegulationsOfTheUnitedStatesNavy

I gather the 1905 regulations were the first to include illustrations (photographs) of the uniforms, including rank insignia, etc., and were in force until 1913 ...

[Yakima Red]

Sorry for the delay. Thank you for the great information!

[Galen]

Didn't see any sailors in the movie, must have been when I went for popcorn.

[Baltimore Ed]

No sailors in The Wild Bunch but weren’t the troops manning the Colt 1895s sailors in The Wind and the Lion?

[Niederlander]

Indeed they were.  Sailors were often part of landing parties.  Loved that movie!

[Major 2]

You are going to want the look into the US Navy's occupation of Veracruz (April 21 to November 23, 1914)
This is the time frame of the Wild Bunch & Mexican Revolution

[Baltimore Ed]

The only time I was jealous of my wife’s previous boyfriend was that he took her to the theatrical release of The Wind and The Lion.

[Drydock]

Most USN landing parties went ashore in undress whites. What price glory often has excellent sets of this uniform, San Francisco Hat makes a correct pre 1922 white hat.

[pony express]

At the time of the Vera Cruz occupation, the sailors mostly wore undress whites but due to the latest uniform regulations (1913 regs, I think) they had a smaller rounded collar, instead of the squared off flap at the back of the collar. Only the undress white uniform was affected by this change, and in just a few years it was changed back. Photos from Vera Cruz show a mix with mostly the small collar, but a few of the old style.